Guns, traps, snares and masks confiscated in the Nam Et Phou Louey National Protected Area

SnaresNearly 1000 guns have been confiscated at Nam Et Phou Louey and over 3000 snares from Nam Kading in the last three years.

Claw trapThese illegal traps mostly come from Vietnam and are used to catch tigers and other large mammals in Nam Et Phou Louey National Protected Area. Occasionally people are caught in them and need help to escape and to get out of the forest with the injuries. People who set these traps have been arrested, fined and imprisoned.

Guns

Monkey bonesThese are the bones of over a 100 monkeys that were confiscated by law enforcement officers from a bus on Highway 8 on its way to a neighboring country. TRAFFIC – an international organization that monitors wildlife trade - estimates the only 2% of illegal wildlife trade is intercepted.

Turtle shellOne of thousands of turtles killed for sale across Laos. Turtles are one of the animal groups most threatened by wildlife trade. Around 12 million turtles are thought to be traded in China each year.